Are you taking any extra precautions? Do you think it's media hype?

I'm just curious because my mother (who works in the health profession) called me last night in a panic talking about how she wouldn't go into the local grocery store because they were out of the Clorox wipes to wipe down the cart. I know those carts can be gross...

My workplace also provided anti-bacterial wipes for everyone to clean their phones. I work for a very large, well-known, world wide company and they have sent out mass emails to everyone letting employees know that top management is keeping an eye on the WHO reports.

I'm not sure what to think. 36,000 people die each year in the U.S. alone from the flu and you don't hear about all of those cases...